| One Atmosphere | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | August 2003 |
| Studio | Peter Karl Studios |
| Genre | Experimental |
| Length | 51:02 |
| Label | Tzadik |
| Producer | Marty Ehrlich |
One Atmosphere is an album composed entirely by Texas-born saxophonist Julius Hemphill. Tzadik Records released the album in August 2003. [1] [2] It is considered experimental and avant-garde.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |   [3] |
| AllMusic | [4] |
In a review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek called the opening track "one of [Hemphill's] most compelling pieces," while "Savannah Suite" "concentrates on the interrelationships of the various kinds of lyric tones and rural themes that obsessed Hemphill throughout his life." Jurek went on to describe the four-part "Water Music" as "easily the most monumental and breathtaking piece of music Hemphill ever composed... a labyrinthine work that is the epitome of Hemphill's musicality and deep, almost reverential dedication to the wind family." [4]
Jeff Stockton of All About Jazz noted the music's "combination of blues roots and classical formalism," and wrote: "Tzadik and producer Ehrlich have performed a service documenting and making this music of Julius Hemphill available. All that's missing is the great man himself." [3]
Although composed by Hemphill, the music was performed by various musicians, as Hemphill died in 1995.
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